White Kitchen Cabinets: An Easy and Dramatic Kitchen Tune Up
By Leslie A.M.RefacingCabinet.com Columnist
If you are bored with the look of your stock kitchen cabinets but aren't ready to replace them, and staining kitchen cabinets sounds too messy to you, then consider transforming them with paint to clean white kitchen cabinets. Cabinet refacing can be a do-it-yourself job or you can hire cabinet refacers. Either way, your new white kitchen cabinets will dramatically change the look of your kitchen.
What is Cabinet Refacing?
Cabinet refacing is simply putting a new face on your cabinet doors and frames. You can do this with paint, stain, or by purchasing replacement kitchen cabinet doors to install. It's a basic step in kitchen renovations.
Kitchen Cabinet Repair
If your standard oak kitchen cabinets are a little beat up or are hanging sideways from their hinges, you may need to administer some minor kitchen cabinet repair in the process of refacing them. First, remove the cabinet doors from the frames and label them so you can easily return them to their rightful places. Use wood fill to even out any scratches or gashes and sand smooth before applying primer and paint.
Cabinet Refacing Costs
Compared to buying new white kitchen cabinets, cabinet refacing costs are nominal. The cost of paint--figure two gallons for an average size kitchen--sand paper, wood fill and brushes. The biggest expense is that of your time. Without problems or interruptions you can do it in a weekend. If you are casual about it, it can take a week or longer. If you are interested in having someone else do it, you can call professional cabinet refacers and get a quote.
White kitchen cabinets add a classic backdrop to everything from a country kitchen to a contemporary bistro. Start painting and enjoy your white kitchen cabinets in no time.
About The Author
Leslie A.M. Smith lives in a 1929 house in Long Beach, California. When she isn't fixing things and redecorating, she is a freelance writer and public relations consultant.
